Tire filler



May 1-, .19291. 1,453,884 V. O. MOUTRAY lTIRE FILLER Filedy June 5 ,l 1921 IM/vento,

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atroz ne el@ 1U The primaryobject ofthe invention is the lin th'efcasing B.y

Patented May'l, 1923. l

vAN o. noUTnaY, or Muskoenn', oKLAnoMa .Tran Finnen. Y. Y Y' .Appncaaonmea Jane. 31e21. [serial N0.v474,e15.

ToaZZw/Lom t may eoncern: VTheiililer Gmaybe I.disposed -fimmedi'ately Beit knownthatfLVAN O. Moerman-a Within the casing-B, or` @may be :disposed citizen of the United States, residing at .therein in any approved manner; depending Muskogee, in the county of Muskogee and upon the type of casingius'ed, and theimanner e y State of Oklahoma, have invented certain of assemblying the filler therein., .l @60. new and useful Improvements'in Tire Fill- The 11er-C-ig preferablyof the Spia1-reers, of which the following-.is a speciCrOD- Silient-springtype, the wire thereof .being This-invention relates to fillers for @tire `twisted. in spiral formationv to-provideasin-` casings. glebody thereof foridisposition .interiorly '165 provision of a villerdofv the 'leSlGD' Spring' For convenience in assemblying ywithin the .f type, for .use in a tirev casing, t SuppOI casing :B and to?.facilitatemanlifacture kof said casing in even, tant, andeXpmCled the spring @,thesameis preferablyot sinmanner; preferably without pneumatioaid. gie length, having one end thereofs'pral- A further Object Othe inventionfs ther `ly receding` n-tapered manner inwardly? of:v 170 provision of a Spiral Spring type `offfiller,V the longitudinaly run -thereof,.ias provided by so designed as to' be evenly disposed in a the spiral'ller, for a purpose `ito @be 'subse-v tire casing for supporting thefsamdand. havyquently setQfOrth. rPhe opposite yendllll of -ing a uniform bearing 'surface interiorly of Ytheflenzcjrth-fofller VC igtapeI-gd, n'lprojec'trthe casing; the filler lncludng :novel means ing manner*longtudnallyof the fllnaThus "t5 for maintaining the ends thereof in .seated `when.the'iillerC'is disposed circumferentialf ,intcrlocked relation. f V1y vwithinjthe easing Bas fillustrated in1Fig-7 Qtherobjects and advantages will be apure l ofthe drawingsftheend 11 will'b'e' parent duringk the eourseof the following telescopically' disposed within the receding detailed description. y I tapered end 10; the ends 10 and '1'1 having`i8zo`v In the accompanying drawing, formlng a vbeen designated Aas to their contour lthe' part of this specication, and in .which simidotJ and dashlinesin 'Figure 2 ofthe drawvlar reference characters ...designate eorreing.v vBy this arrangement, a symmetrical and 0 spondingparts throughout'the severalviews. uniform bearing surfacel is maintained cir- QJ Figure l is a side elevation of av vehicle cumfe'rentiallyabout the interiorofthe cas- '185 wheel with a tirethereon, the tire casingbe`l ing-13,150 ekpand the same uniformly thr'oughing fragmentarily shown to illustrate the out.1 l'The 'spaces- 12 intermediate adjacent improved-.filler inrposition linteriorly there- 'arcuations ofthe wire, -w'i'llbe uniformir of. 'cumferentially about the "iller'fG', evenv at 35, Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary cii'- the-point-of connection, as designated bythe 190 cumferential section of lthe filler, showing ends l() and 11. l the method of detachablylocking"theends f The flocking device D preferably comthereof together. Y' v f Iprises interiitting 'latch' members 13a-nd 14 .Figure'B islan lenlarged perspective view `provided for'engagement -iipontheends 10. 40 of a locking element used in the improved and 1l. The member 13 is provided'vvith 95 filler. y y a neck or. shank l5 adapted for receiving the i In the drawing, wherein for the purpose eXtreme end loop'. 16, ofthe taperedseating of illustration is shown Vthe preferred emportion' l0; a head 17 being forlnedv'out` bodiment of my invention, the letter A deswardly of the neck 15 adaptedto contact ignates a. vehicle wheel having the tire easthe outer surface of the looped end 16, for 100 ing B mounted thereon in any approved maintaining the member 13 on thetapered 'mannen The tire casing B is provided with end 10. A base portion 18 is provided. the resilient filler member C, the ends of the slightly offset below the neck 15, whereby member C being maintained in detachable the neck 15can extend axiallythrough the interlocked relation by a locking device D. taperedend 10,'thus disposing'the lbase 18 105 The vehicle wheel A, can of course, be any 0f the member 13 below the axis of the seatapproved type of wheel, of the spoke or disc ing end 10.. upwardly projeetingange type, and having a tire casing B, preferably 19 1S pIOvlded upon the extreme. end ofthe of the resilient type now in use, attached base 18 and opposite the end 17 said iange thereto in any approved manner. -19 extending upwardly and inwardly to 1,10` .I

'the `extreme loop 26. A base extension 28 is offset with respect to the neck v and preferably integral therewith, said base extension 28 being substantially the same width as the opening or slot 20, to permit free insertion of said base extension 28 therein.

` A head flange 30 is provided integral upon A11 in proper relation,

the base extension 28,"V and directly opposite the retaining head 27. This flange 30 is preferably disposed integral upon the head 28 and downwardly inclined to form an acute angle with the base 28. t is preferred that-the head flange 30 be the same width as the flange 19 upon the member 13, since when engaging the member 13, the flange 30 will contact the interior surface 31 of the flange 19.

As before mentioned, the filler C may be positioned in any approved manner within the shank 2S is disposed downwardly in the V.slot 20, the iiange 30 thus contacting the interior surface 81 of the flange 19, and since the ller C is under tension, the latch members 13 and 1st will maintain the ends 10 and whereby the convolution of thefiller C will be properly spaced circumferentially within the casing B, and preventing any inaccuracies liable to pinch or wear upon the interior of said casing B.

From the foregoing it can be seen that the locking member D will maintain the proximate ends of the ller C in proper circumferential alignment.

Various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be made to the form of the invention herein shown and .mation to form a circular ller of described, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1` A tire ller having one end projecting in tapered formation, and the opposite end inwardly tapered to form a seat for the projecting tapered end for disposing said ends in telescopic formation to form a circular tire filler.

2. A tire filler having one end projecting in tapered formation, the opposite end inwardly tapered to form a seat for the projecting tapered end for disposing said ends in telescopic formation, and means for lock ing said ends together to form a circular tire ller.

3. A tire filler of inherent resiliency having its opposite ends seated in telescopic relation to form a circular tire filler of uni form cross section, and means for detachably locking said ends together.

4. A tire filler of spiral spring formation having one end thereof receding in tapered formation, and the opposite end thereof outwardly projecting in tapered formation said projecting end adapted to be seated in said receding end for providing a filler of uniform diameter. i

5. A tire filler of inherent resiliency having its oppositeends seated in telescopic foruniform cross section, and a latch element on each end of said filler for inter-engagement to lock said filler ends in telescopic relation.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a ytire filler having the free ends thereof in proximate relation, and a latch element upon eachy of said ends adapted for inter-engagement to form a substantially circular filler.

7. A device of the class described comprising an expansible tire ller, and a substantially L-shaped latch member upon each end of the tire filler adapted for interengagement. i

8. As an article of -manufacture, a tire filler latch comprising a pair of inter-engaging substantially L-shaped members.

VAN O. MOUTRAY. 

